Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Hill, George January 24, 1779
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Source: Will Book Volume A, pages 210-211
Written: January 24, 1779
Recorded: Feb 1780
Testator: George Hill

[Will Book Volume A, page 210]
In the Name of God Amen ~~~
the Twenty fourth of January in the Year of our Lord 1779 I
George Hill of the County of Orange and Province of North Carolina
being very sick and Weak in Body but perfect mind and Memory thanks be given
unto God for the same and Calling to Mind the Mortallity of my Body and knowing
that it is Appointed for all men once to Die; do make an[d] Ordain this my last will
and testament that is to say principaly and first of all I give and Recommend it
to the Earth to be buried in a Decent manner at the Discretion of my executors
Nothing Doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Receive the same
again by the mighty power of God and touching Such worldly Estate where
with it Hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give[and] Dispose of the same
in Manner and form Following that is to say ~~

[Will Book Volume A, page 211]
In the firs[t] plate[sic] I Desire all my Estate to Continue in the hands of my
Beloved wife Except one bay mare Colt I give and bequeath to my son Henry
Henry by him freely to be possessed and enjoyed ~~ so Long as she continue din her
Widowhood then to be Equally to be Divided amongst every one of my Children
and her to have her equal part James Wood and Joseph Wood whom I Likewise
Constantly make and ordain my only and soul[sic] Executors of this my last will
and testament and I do hereby utterly Disallow, Revoke and Disannull all
and every other former testament Wills and Legacies Requests by me in any ways
before this time Named Willed and bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and
No other to be my last will and testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal the day and year above writ[t]en ~~~~
Signed sealed published pronounced and                  his
Declared by the said George Hills as his         George (+) Hill (seal)
last will and testament in the                         mark
presence of

Thomas Guin   }   Orange County February Court 1780
       her    }   The Execution of the above will was duly
Mealey (+)    }   Proved in open Court by the Oaths of Thomas
       mark   }   Guin & James Wood & and Ordered to be recorded
James Wood    }                 Test Nath. Rochester C.C.

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume A, pages 210-211
Recorded Feb 1780

No loose will found.

Estate Papers comprise three pages and are found in a folder labeled "Hill, George".  Testator's wife, Sarah Hill, is identified in signatures at end of inventory.